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Obamacare unpopularity hits all-time high in NPR poll

Opposition to Obamacare hit an all-time high in an NPR poll showing "early signs of a Republican wave" in the 2014 elections, even though the survey polled more Democrats than Republicans.

For the first time in NPR polling, a majority of voters disapproves of the health care law, 51 to 47 percent," Resurgent Republic, one of the groups working with NPR on the poll, writes. A Reason-Rupe survey released Thursday reported that 53 percent of Americans view Obamacare unfavorably, compared to 36 percent who support it.

Both polls are in line with the Real Clear Politics average of 40 percent in favor of the law and 52 percent opposed.

"Our survey also shows Independents have calcified in their opposition to the law, 59 to 38 percent," Resurgent wrote. "President Obama and congressional Democrats remain on the losing side of the intensity battle. Strong opposition tops strong support by 12 points (40 to 28 percent). Moreover, nearly half (48 percent) of Independents strongly oppose Obamacare while only 1 in 5 of these swing voters strongly support the law. There is a partisan intensity gap as well, as 56 percent of Democrats strongly support the law compared to 72 percent of Republicans who strongly oppose it."

The poll was take between March 19 and March 23, so it doesn't include any bump that Democrats might have received from Tuesday's announcement that Obamacare had met the goal of 7 million sign-ups by the end of March.

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